- circuit⇄circuit, noun, verb.
- circuit⇄coincidence counter orcircuit
(Nuclear Physics.) an assembly of radiation counters, in which a discharge of radiation particles is counted only when all the counters discharge at the same time. It is used especially in finding the exact direction fr - circuit⇄noun 1a. the action of going around; a moving around; a trip around.
Ex. The earth takes a year to make its circuit of the sun.
b. a roundabout course; detour.
Ex. They ... could only advance by long circuits (Elisha K. Kane).
2 - circuit⇄v.i. to go in a circuit; revolve.
Ex. the moon as she circuits round the earth (Richard Anthony Proctor). - circuit⇄v.t. to pass or travel around; make the circuit of.
Ex. some ... comet, circuiting the sun in about eleven years (Richard Anthony Proctor).